"It's a Growing and Serious Problem:" Teaching 9/11 to Combat Misinformation and Conspiracy Theories

Autor/inn/en	Berman, Daniel S.; Stoddard, Jeremy D.
Titel	"It's a Growing and Serious Problem:" Teaching 9/11 to Combat Misinformation and Conspiracy Theories
Quelle	In: Social Studies, 112 (2021) 6, S.298-309 (12 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0037-7996
DOI	10.1080/00377996.2021.1929054
Schlagwörter	Social Studies; Terrorism; Misconceptions; Internet; Theories; Beliefs; Teacher Attitudes; Student Attitudes; Teaching Methods; Evidence; Direct Instruction; Documentaries + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Gemeinschaftskunde; Terrorismus; Missverständnis; Theory; Theorie; Belief; Glaube; Lehrerverhalten; Schülerverhalten; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Evidenz; Direct instructional procedues; Direct instructional approach; Unterrichtsverfahren; Documentary film; Documentary films; Dokumentarfilm
Abstract	In the aftermath of the September 11th attacks, some who were unable to cope with the devastation and the failure to prevent them turned to alternative explanations as to how and why these attacks occurred. Coinciding with the growth of the internet, hyper-partisan news sources, and misinformation, a vast number of 9/11 conspiracy theories emerged and spread. During the past 20 years, these conspiracy theories became embedded in public discourse, and have slowly started to appear in classrooms, brought in by a generation of students not alive before and with limited understanding of 9/11. In this article, we attempt to explain how these conspiracy theories enter the classroom and teachers' strategies to combat them. Using a combination of theory and empirical data, we contend that 9/11 conspiracy theories remain popular and students' endorsement of them may come from their lack of information about 9/11 more generally. Additionally, we use activities from different teachers to demonstrate three approaches to combat conspiracy theories. At a time when conspiracy theories are used to inflame partisan beliefs, it is crucial to equip educators with resources to extinguish these conspiratorial flames. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01